The Kansas City Royals ended their season against the New York Yankees with a 3-1 loss in Game 4 of the American League Division Series.

After an exciting season in which they won the second AL Wild Card and finished with an 86-76 record, the Royals’ focus will shift to the 2025 season.

With Michael Wacha likely opting out of his contract, the Royals need to fill a hole in their starting lineup. Luckily, there are solid options available to them if they want to fill that gap. One of them is New York Mets starter Luis Severino.

“It’s not hard to imagine someone giving Severino a three-year contract,” Zachary D. Rymer wrote in Bleacher Report. “And the more you think about it, the more you wonder whether that might be too conservative.”

After several injury-plagued years, Severino bounced back quite well for the Mets. He made 31 starts this season, logged 182 innings, struck out 161 batters and posted a 3.91 ERA. He even got off to a good start in the second game of the NLDS against the Philadelphia Phillies.

Severino shouldn’t be too expensive. He won’t be cheap, but given the Royals’ recent free agent track record, the right-hander could make sense. The team has proven its will to win and the focus will likely remain the same this coming offseason.

The 30-year-old right-hander has made great strides this season and it would make sense for the Royals to sign him this winter.

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